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Attribute Discretization: Using the "Clusters" Method - Page 4

We will process the Analysis Services database within
which we have been working, and then browse the Sick Leave Hours attribute
members to confirm that we have provided preliminary answers to the clients
stated requirements.

1.
Right-click
the Analysis Services project atop the tree in the Solution Explorer.

2.
Select Process
... from the context menu that appears, as shown in Illustration 9.

3.
Click Yes on
the dialog telling us that the server content appears out of date, and asking
if we would like to build and deploy the project first, which appears as
depicted in Illustration 10.

Illustration 10: Click Yes to Build and Deploy the Project First ...

Information updates on the server, and then the Process
Database dialog appears, as shown in Illustration 11.

Illustration 11: The Process Database Dialog Appears ...

4.
Click the Run
button on the dialog.

The Process
Progress viewer appears, and generates periodic status updates for various
processing events. When processing is complete, we see a Process succeeded
message appear in the Status bar in the lower part of the viewer, as depicted
in Illustration 12.

Illustration 12: Process Succeeded Massage Appears ...

5.
Click the Close
button on the Process Progress viewer to dismiss the viewer.

6.
Click the Close
button on the Process Database dialog to dismiss the dialog.

We are now ready to return to the Dimension Designer
browser to examine the results of our handiwork.